Devin Hester

The Miami Dolphins had a presence in Tuesday night's opener of the annual HBO preseason NFL series 'Hard Knocks', which is centered this year in Atlanta with the Falcons. Incendiary former Dolphins star linebacker Bryan Cox, who played in Miami from 1991-95 (once challenging the entire Cincinnati Bengals bench to a fight his rookie year) and was an assistant coach in 2011, is a central character, peppering the broadcast with coaching technique, humor and an expletive or two. Other former Dolphins personnel Mike Nolan (defensive coordinator, 2010-11), Keith Armstrong (special teams, 2001-07) and Paul Soliai (defensive tackle, 2007-13) all could be heard in the first...

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